Sentence examples for causes of the sinking from inspiring English sources

Whatever the technical causes of the sinking of the Kursk, the event confronts Mr. Putin with a political crisis.

A new study using modern satellite data has shown the amount that Venice is sinking with an unprecedented level of resolution, allowing scientists to tease apart the influence of natural causes of the sinking, due to compaction of the sediments on which the city is built, versus man-made ones, such as building restoration.

Papua New Guinea's government has promised an investigation to determine the cause of the sinking.

Mr. Lee tearfully vowed this week to find the cause of the sinking.

Mr. Ustinov was said to have found major lapses in security by the fleet, but he apparently reached no conclusion as to the cause of the sinking.

"I think it's a fair bet that the very severe weather that's being experienced in some parts of Papua New Guinea played a role, but I can't say much more about the cause of the sinking beyond that at this stage".

Many theories, books, studies and expeditions have examined the cause of the sinking.

Mr Gomes's release was a rare gesture of conciliation to America after months of heightened tension caused by the sinking in March of a South Korean naval vessel.America responded, however, by giving details of sanctions on several North Korean individuals and entities suspected of "illicit activities", such as dealing in weapons or drugs, or procuring luxury goods for Mr Kim or others.

The cause of the sinking was unclear.

The cause of the sinking was not yet clear.

And they say the most likely cause of the sinking is the misfiring of one of the Kursk's torpedoes.